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Honor Before Reason
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What the Hell, Hero?
Nice Job Breaking It, Hero!
Bare Your Midriff
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He Knows Too Much
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Evil Brit
Even Evil Has Standards
Creator Cameo
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Babies Ever After
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Country Matters
Retirony
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A God Am I
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No-Sell
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Parental Incest
"Shaggy Dog" Story
The Film of the Book
It Will Never Catch On
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Manly Tears
Improbable Aiming Skills
Red Right Hand
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Music Stories
Unusually Uninteresting Sight
Non-Indicative Name
Nothing Is Scarier
Breaking the Fourth Wall
Domestic Abuse
Paper-Thin Disguise
Department of Redundancy Department
Evil Sounds Deep
Sequel Hook
Anachronic Order
Romantic False Lead
Evil Is Petty
Toilet Humour
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Fingore
The Hero Dies
Mighty Whitey
War Is Hell
Heroic Sacrifice
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Almost Kiss
Black Comedy Rape
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Storming the Castle
Re-Cut
Unwitting Instigator of Doom
Crapsack World
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Show Within a Show
Take a Third Option
MayDecember Romance
Never Found the Body
Fatal Flaw
Action Survivor
Fun with Acronyms
Offscreen Moment of Awesome
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Anachronism Stew
I Did What I Had to Do
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Back from the Dead
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Rule of Three
What Happened to the Mouse?
Only in It for the Money
Villain Opening Scene
Genre Savvy
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'80s Hair
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Not So Different
The Oner
Token Minority
Redemption Equals Death
Unspoken Plan Guarantee
Shout-Out
My Beloved Smother
Only a Flesh Wound
Didn't Think This Through
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From Nobody to Nightmare
Blood from the Mouth
Foregone Conclusion
The Mafia
The Mole
Would Hurt a Child
Based on a True Story
Slap-Slap-Kiss
The X of Y
Stuff Blowing Up
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Dutch Angle
Disproportionate Retribution
I'm a Humanitarian
Earn Your Happy Ending
It Can Think
Face Death with Dignity
Costume Porn
Up to Eleven
Bunny-Ears Lawyer
Moment Killer
Only Sane Man
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
Kill It with Fire
Gorn
He Who Fights Monsters
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Berserk Button
Freudian Excuse
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Anguished Declaration of Love
Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane
Beard of Evil
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Coming-of-Age Story
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Children Are Innocent
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Pay Evil unto Evil
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This Is Gonna Suck
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Take That!
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Get Out!
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Ugly Guy, Hot Wife
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Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil
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Papa Wolf
Animal Motifs
Batman Gambit
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Interrupted Suicide
All There in the Script
Red Eyes, Take Warning
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Light Is Not Good
Improbable Infant Survival
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Artistic License Biology
Last-Name Basis
Crazy-Prepared
Gratuitous English
Covers Always Lie
No Antagonist
Impaled with Extreme Prejudice
Mercy Kill
Guile Hero
Mama Bear
Adaptational Heroism
Shell-Shocked Veteran
Gender Flip
Evil Cannot Comprehend Good
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Large Ham
Enemy Mine
Offscreen Teleportation
Black Comedy
Serious Business
Suddenly SHOUTING!
Jitter Cam
Jerk Jock
Too Dumb to Live
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Put on a Bus
Jerkass
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Taking the Bullet
Hope Spot
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Revenge
And Starring
Shut Up, Hannibal!
Sealed Evil in a Can
Punch-Clock Villain
Loads and Loads of Characters
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Dropped a Bridge on Him
Red Herring
Fatal Family Photo
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Nice Guy
Japanese Films
Scary Black Man
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Villain Protagonist
Naïve Newcomer
Psycho for Hire
Bad "Bad Acting"
Bar Brawl
Beware the Nice Ones
Shown Their Work
Homage
Word of God
Frame-Up
Rated M for Manly
How We Got Here
Establishing Character Moment
Evil Laugh
Really Gets Around
Silence Is Golden
Hero Antagonist
Girl-on-Girl Is Hot
Big Fancy House
In the Back
Not Quite Dead
Good Is Not Nice
A Date with Rosie Palms
Hero of Another Story
Big Applesauce
Creepy Child
Famous Last Words
Rousing Speech
Never Trust a Trailer
Eyepatch of Power
Adult Fear
Agony of the Feet
No OSHA Compliance
You Have Got to Be Kidding Me!
Artistic License Geography
Big Brother Instinct
Wrong Genre Savvy
One Steve Limit
Adaptational Villainy
Shower Scene
Recycled IN SPACE!
Wretched Hive
Nice Hat
Pet the Dog
Eldritch Abomination
Badass Grandpa
The Bully
Blonde, Brunette, Redhead
Slashed Throat
Call-Back
Stealth Hi/Bye
Self-Deprecation
Drugs Are Bad
It's All About Me
Reality Is Unrealistic
Fake Shemp
In Name Only
Gilligan Cut
The Power of Love
Curb-Stomp Battle
Badass Boast
Even Evil Has Loved Ones
Expy
Those Two Guys
Badass Bookworm
Throwing Your Sword Always Works
Would Hit a Girl
Tempting Fate
The Dragon
Suspiciously Similar Substitute
Sequel Escalation
Oh, Crap!
Double-Meaning Title
Dark and Troubled Past
Action Girl
Armor-Piercing Question
Manic Pixie Dream Girl
Police are Useless
Brutal Honesty
Continuity Nod
Destination Defenestration
Stepford Smiler
Zombie Stories
Dramatic Gun Cock
Actually Pretty Funny
Abhorrent Admirer
Cassandra Truth
Contrived Coincidence
Truth in Television
Never My Fault
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All for Nothing
The Cameo
Manchild
Faking the Dead
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Shipper on Deck
Asshole Victim
Cool Old Guy
Wounded Gazelle Gambit
Redshirt Army
Double Entendre
Parental Neglect
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Kill 'em All
Alliterative Name
Dirty Coward
Once More, with Clarity!
Make It Look Like an Accident
Butt-Monkey
Roaring Rampage of Revenge
Love Triangle
Totally Radical
Foil
Celebrity Paradox
Intergenerational Friendship
Cool Shades
Credits Gag
Maybe Ever After
Vomit Discretion Shot
A.I. Is a Crapshoot
Woman in White
Random Events Plot
Meet Cute
Award-Bait Song
Authority Equals Asskicking
Retired Badass
Fire-Forged Friends
Tagline
Screw This, I'm Outta Here!
Central Theme
Motor Mouth
Big Bad Duumvirate
Black and Gray Morality
20 Minutes into the Future
Properly Paranoid
Groin Attack
Catch-Phrase
Sir Not-Appearing-in-This-Trailer
Evil Plan
Broken Bird
Danny Peary Cult Movies List
Rich Bitch
Accidental Murder
Vampire Fiction
Daddy's Girl
Very Loosely Based on a True Story
Adaptation Name Change
Chekhov's Skill
Refuge in Audacity
Grievous Bottley Harm
Cool Car
Kids Are Cruel
The Smart Guy
Karmic Death
Italian Films
Character Development
The Faceless
Slasher Movie
British Films
Lighter and Softer
Auto Erotica
Heterosexual Life-Partners
And I Must Scream
Action Prologue
Adaptation Expansion
As You Know
I Have Your Wife
Implacable Man
Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold
Serial Killer
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The Hero
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Drill Sergeant Nasty
Half the Man He Used to Be
Despair Event Horizon
Your Head A-Splode
Antagonist Title
Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right!
Pre-Asskicking One-Liner
She Cleans Up Nicely
Mr. Fanservice
Leitmotif
Wham Line
Better to Die than Be Killed
Meaningful Echo
Our Zombies Are Different
Bond Villain Stupidity
Kick the Dog
Flipping the Bird
Rape as Drama
Soundtrack Dissonance
Amusing Injuries
Superhero
Worthy Opponent
Curse Cut Short
Villainous Breakdown
Dumb Blonde
Distracted by the Sexy
Meaningful Name
Dual Wielding
Adorkable
Riddle for the Ages
Car Fu
Humans Are Bastards
Mexican Standoff
Unreliable Narrator
Laser-Guided Karma
Dressing as the Enemy
Bland-Name Product
Expository Hairstyle Change
Demonic Possession
Fourth Date Marriage
Mad Scientist
Alas, Poor Villain
Affably Evil
Bavarian Fire Drill
Animated Credits Opening
Gone Horribly Right
One-Man Army
Rule of Funny
All There in the Manual
Intrepid Reporter
Scare Chord
Actor Allusion
Extremely Short Timespan
Adapted Out
Deliberately Monochrome
Author Appeal
There Is No Kill Like Overkill
Gainax Ending
Horror Doesn't Settle for Simple Tuesday
Bond One-Liner
Catapult Nightmare
Cluster F-Bomb
Fate Worse than Death
Composite Character
Guns Akimbo
Dark Action Girl
Corpsing
Red Shirt
Star-Crossed Lovers
What You Are in the Dark
More Dakka
Imagine Spot
The Un-Favourite
aka: The Un Favorite
Artistic License Law
Exact Words
Parental Substitute
Nice Job Fixing It, Villain!
The Atoner
Precision F-Strike
Defrosting Ice Queen
Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass
Death by Irony
Hypocrite
Red Oni, Blue Oni
Cloudcuckoolander
Shoot the Shaggy Dog
The Un-Reveal
Dirty Cop
Your Cheating Heart
Fiery Redhead
Sassy Black Woman
Pimped-Out Dress
Playing Gertrude
Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"
Deus ex Machina
Call-Forward
Beauty Is Never Tarnished
Ascended Extra
Casting Gag
Five-Man Band
Determinator
The Dreaded
The Starscream
Time Skip
Deadpan Snarker
Here We Go Again!
The Lancer
You Have Failed Me
Heroic BSoD
Fan Disservice
Cool Guns
Bloodier and Gorier
The Dog Bites Back
The Lost Lenore
Dies Wide Open
My God, What Have I Done?
Knife Nut
All Just a Dream
Novelization
Ungrateful Bastard
Drives Like Crazy
The Great Depression
Grey and Gray Morality
Villain with Good Publicity
The Vamp
Shirtless Scene
Attempted Rape
Soft Glass
The '70s
Screw the Rules, I Have Money!
Darkest Hour
Dwindling Party
Straight Gay
Book-Ends
Advertised Extra
You Killed My Father
Men Are the Expendable Gender
Insane Troll Logic
Sir Swears-a-Lot
Mystery and Detective Films
Hollywood Law
It's Personal
Big-Bad Ensemble
The Musical
Anyone Can Die
Deconstruction
Took a Level in Badass
Bound and Gagged
The Chick
Blatant Lies
Bait-and-Switch
All Girls Want Bad Boys
Suspiciously Specific Denial
Not So Stoic
Television Movie Index
Bloody Hilarious
Kubrick Stare
Logo Joke
Spell My Name with an "S"
Big Damn Heroes
Christmas Movies Index
Product Placement
Reality Ensues
Fanservice Extra
Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds
Hoist by His Own Petard
No Name Given
Film Series
Due to the Dead
Bilingual Bonus
Humiliation Conga
Improbable Weapon User
Green-Eyed Monster
Conspicuous CG
Early-Bird Cameo
Spiritual Successor
Rewatch Bonus
BrotherSister Incest
The Quiet One
Names to Run Away from Really Fast
For Want of a Nail
Amoral Attorney
Line-of-Sight Name
True Companions
Roger Ebert: Great Movies List
Obstructive Bureaucrat
Bring My Brown Pants
Protagonist Title
Noodle Incident
Empathic Environment
Well-Intentioned Extremist
Mythology Gag
Dark Is Not Evil
The Voiceless
Easily Forgiven
Ripped from the Headlines
Psychopathic Manchild
Freeze-Frame Bonus
Gold Digger
Mind Screw
Historical In-Joke
My Greatest Failure
Bolivian Army Ending
Scenery Gorn
The Reveal
Cain and Abel
Dying Moment of Awesome
Small Name, Big Ego
Fish out of Water
Off-into-the-Distance Ending
No-Holds-Barred Beatdown
In Medias Res
Film Noir Index
I Need a Freaking Drink
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The End... Or Is It?
Eye Scream
Awesome, but Impractical
Horror Comedy
Retcon
Faux Affably Evil
Lampshade Hanging
BFG
An Arm and a Leg
Jerk with a Heart of Gold
Hair-Trigger Temper
Skewed Priorities
Same Language Dub
Closed Circle
Mr. Exposition
Smoking Is Cool
Trailers Always Spoil
Unusual Euphemism
Did Not Get the Girl
Monumental Damage
Plot Hole
Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique
No Ending
Unresolved Sexual Tension
Smug Snake
Kick the Son of a Bitch
Why Don't You Just Shoot Him?
Corrupt Corporate Executive
All Men Are Perverts
Aww, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other
Vacation Films
Card-Carrying Villain
Super Strength
Bad Boss
Bury Your Gays
Love at First Sight
Silent Movie
Cat Scare
Dramedy
Artistic License History
Air-Vent Passageway
Cat Fight
Four-Temperament Ensemble
Mundane Made Awesome
Man on Fire
Ominous Latin Chanting
Heel Realization
Body Horror
Ax-Crazy
Public Domain Feature Films
Bald of Evil
Not So Above It All
Chuck Cunningham Syndrome
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Translation Convention
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Cold-Blooded Torture
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Manipulative Bastard
Drowning My Sorrows
Affectionate Parody
Thriller
Epic Movie
La Résistance
The Load
Blackmail
Yandere
Sadistic Choice
Break the Haughty
HeelFace Turn
Defiant to the End
Victoria's Secret Compartment
Male Gaze
Break the Cutie
Sanity Slippage
Video Credits
Decoy Protagonist
A Father to His Men
Friend to All Children
Lock and Load Montage
Psychological Thriller
Alpha Bitch
Black Best Friend
MacGuffin
Blood Knight
The '60s
Pretty Little Headshots
Historical Villain Upgrade
Immune to Bullets
Boom, Headshot!
Sudden Sequel Death Syndrome
Visual Pun
Death Glare
Only One Name
Our Vampires Are Different
Hypocritical Humor
Brick Joke
Foreshadowing
As the Good Book Says...
The Stoic
Rule of Symbolism
The Alleged Car
Jerkass Has a Point
Final Girl
Say My Name
Henpecked Husband
You Have Outlived Your Usefulness
Becoming the Mask
Obviously Evil
And the Adventure Continues
The Ace
Extreme Doormat
Deliberate Values Dissonance
Broken Pedestal
A Minor Kidroduction
Film Noir
Eureka Moment
Poor Communication Kills
Death by Adaptation
Creative Closing Credits
Sole Survivor
Framing Device
Morality Pet
Exactly What It Says on the Tin
Killed Mid-Sentence